NEW YORK, July 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 400.17 points, or 0.91 percent, to 44,494.94. The S&P 500 sank 6.94 points, or 0.11 percent, to 6,198.01. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 166.85 points, or 0.82 percent, to 20,202.89.
Nine of the 11 primary S&P 500 sectors ended in green, with materials and health leading the gainers by rising 2.28 percent and 1.39 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, communication services and technology led the laggards by going down 1.19 percent and 1.13 percent, respectively.
